Tuesday, May 12, 2020

5 Ways To Job Hunt During A Recession

Let’s face it. Nobody
likes to job hunt. It’s time-consuming, filled with rejection, and quite
frankly, sucks. These feelings are exacerbated by the fact that chances
are you aren’t going down a LinkedIn rabbit hole because you want to.
Maybe you were laid off or furloughed or realized six months into the
job that your boss was a little too Devil Wears Prada (or worse, Office
Space).

Even worse there’s an
economic downturn, which is why so many people have lost work recently
and job prospects are scarce. It seems inevitable that we’re headed
towards a deep recession, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t jobs out
there to be had. Here are 3 ways to job hunt now:

1) Look For Growth IndustriesNot every industry is tanking. Netflix
has seen a recent surge in subscriptions, and even old-school puzzles
are having a moment. Do some research into the industries that are on an
upward trajectory and are likely to stay that way post-pandemic. Right
now, that’s probably going to be the tech sector. The pandemic has
forced many of us to embrace new (and old) technologies, such as Zoom
and Amazon. Is social distancing going to mean manufacturing workers
will be replaced by robots sooner? That might be a good reason to look
into AI. We’re living online a lot these days and tech companies will
need workers. As with any recession, there are pockets of growth to be
found. And if anyone can find them, it’s you.

2) Finding Companies That ARE HiringYes, duh, there are
companies not hiring/on a hiring freeze. But there ARE companies hiring
like Rosetta Stone, Amazon, CVS, Walgreens, FedEx, UPS, food delivery
services, grocery stores, Walmart, and GoJo, the company that makes
Purell (!). Candor.co created
a database where users can also contribute information that allows you
to see companies who are on a hiring freeze and those that are not, in
real-time.